“I love you too.” She kissed his cheek.
He felt like flying all the way to the East Coast.
Chapter Fourteen
New Mexico
J.J.
The convoy of supernatural misfits tore across the New Mexico desert like a migration of very loud, very illegal birds.J.J.had Farrah back where she belonged, the partial bond humming between them with her relief and his overwhelming need to never let her out of his sight again.
"All teams, this is Flame Rider," Torch's voice crackled through the CB."We got company.Sheriff Buttface is approaching from the south with enough backup to invade a small country."
"This is Secret Agent," Bondo's cultured Roger Moore impression cut in."I've acquired intelligence that he's commandeered additional resources.Also, my martini shaker has come loose from the dashboard."
"You hot-glued a martini shaker to your dashboard?"Farrah asked into the radio.
"Shaken, not stirred, requires actual shaking during pursuit situations," Bondo replied with dignity.
Through his mirrors, J.J.could see the dust cloud rising behind them.Multiple vehicles were closing fast.At the head of the pack, a patrol car that looked like it had been modified with military-grade pursuit equipment and what appeared to be a park bench welded on as a spoiler.
"This is Father Darkness.The Lord works in mysterious ways, but Sheriff Grizz works in obvious ones.We count at least twelve vehicles."
"How's he catching up so fast?"Farrah asked, checking the GPS.
"Probably stole a better car," J.J.muttered, pushing their speed past one hundred."Grizz isn't above commandeering federal vehicles when he's in hot pursuit of 'justice.'"
The radio burst with panicked chatter:
"He's got helicopters."Bondo's pretentious accent cracked slightly."Wait, no.Those are news helicopters.My mistake.Though they're still compromising my cover identity."
"What cover?"Blaze shot back."You have '007' painted on your doors with white-out."
Sure enough, J.J.could see the aircraft now.The news helicopters must have been drawn by reports of a high-speed chase involving supernatural criminals.This was about to become a very public spectacle.
"This is Father Mayhem.Should we be concerned about the ice cream truck that's joined the sheriff's convoy?"